ACADEMIC affairs

Discover updates and stories from the Academic Affairs division—highlighting the work that supports our mission and drives academic excellence.

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A commitment to community care earns student Maiya Gillespie the Joy MacPhail Scholarship

Maiya Gillespie still remembers the long conversations across a table at a youth drop-in center in Victoria, British Columbia — sharing coffee, listening to young people’s stories, and helping meet everyday needs like food, clothing, and laundry. 

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A person sits on an orange chair by a window, typing on a blue laptop placed on their lap, researching Devant opportunities through the career resource center.

Adler University launches career resource center powered by Devant

The Adler Career Resource Center is a centralized, online hub that provides students with on-demand career tools, guided resources, and practical support to help them move confidently from graduate study into professional practice.

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Adler Community Health Services receives Insight Into Academia Magazine’s 2026 Civic Engagement and Community Service Award

National recognition of institutions that are making a meaningful impact through service, civic involvement, and community partnerships.

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News

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July 13, 2023

Dr. Jason Walker named core faculty, director of the Industrial and Organizational Psychology programs

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May 26, 2023

Sudden Silence: Hidden Voices project highlights need to address overdose deaths in British Columbia

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May 18, 2023

Trio receives annual Alfred Adler Social Justice Awards

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April 24, 2023

MA in Psychology or Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Which degree is right for me?

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April 19, 2023

Q&A: Managing eco-anxiety and its impact on our mental health

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April 11, 2023

2023 NASAP conference focuses on ‘changemaking’; early registration open through April 22

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March 29, 2023

Influencing policy: Adler student seeks to impact two City of Chicago programs

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March 20, 2023

Dr. Neal Rubin to receive award from APA’s Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology

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February 16, 2023

Moving human rights in psychology forward: Nominations sought for new APA Division 52 scholarship award

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January 30, 2023

For Dr. Donna DiMatteo-Gibson, undergraduate online program at Big Muddy River Correctional Center offers genuine social justice work

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January 12, 2023

Critical resilience: New book explores oppression survivors’ response to help others, improve society

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January 5, 2023

Supporting Venezuelan refugees through restorative service

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